Support for suspending combination tie and handkerchief set for display



Feb. 27, 1968 M. C. JOSSEM 3,370,765

SUPPORT FOR SUSPENDING COMBINATION TIE AND HANDKERCHIEF SET FOR DISPLAYFiled Aug. 11, 1966 FIG.1

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ATTORNEY fi United States Patent 3,370,765 SUPPORT FOR SUSPENDINGCOMBINATION TIE AND HANDKERCHIEF SET FOR DISPLAY Mitchell C. Jossem,Rochester, N.Y., assignor to Superha Cravats, 1uc.,-Rochester, N.Y., acorporation of New York Filed Aug. 11, 1966, Ser. No. 571,758 4 Claims.(Cl. 223-87) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This hanger comprises acardboard blank formed in three sections, an end one of which is foldedbetween the other two sections. This end section has a straight upperedge, and a tongue at its outer end, which fits into a downwardlyextending slot at the juncture of the other sections to hold thestraight edge of the first section horizontal. Another tongue on theother end section engages in a slot in the first section to hold theblank folded. A necktie and a handkerchief may be suspended over theupper edge of the first section; and hooks are formed at the upper edgesof the other sections, which register when the blank is folded, forhanging the tie and handkerchief from a display rack.

This invention relates to hook-on bands, and more particularly cardboardhook-on bands for suspending matching tie and handkerchief sets fromdisplay racks in a store.

It is customery for department stores and haberdashcries to displayneckties by suspending them from the arms of a counter top rack, so thatthe ties may be readily inspected by prospective purchasers.Handkerchiefs, on the other hand, are usually displayed in a box, whichis placed horizontally 0n the counter top, or within the counter. Todisplay matching tie and handkerchief combinations, it is usually thepractice to place both the tie and handkerchief in a box, which is thenplaced uncovered on the countertop, or within the counter, as in thecase of a handkerchief display. The reason for this is that thehandkerchiefs do not lend themselves to suspension from a tie rack alongwith the matching ties. The handkerchief, being shorter, tends to slideoff the tie rack quite easily upon being examined by a prospectivepurchaser.

It is an object of this invention to provide novel means for suspendinga matching tie and handkerchief set from a conventional, counter top tierack.

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel display hook forsuspending matching tie and handkerchief sets from a display rack, andfor preventing accidental separation of the tie and handkerchief duringexamination thereof by prospective purchasers.

A more specific object of this invention is to provide a relativelysimple, inexpensive cardboard hook-on band, which is foldable around atie and handkerchief set to hold the set snugly and suspend it from atie rack.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent hereinafter from thespecification and from the recital of the appended claims, particularlywhen read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 illustrates a cardboard hook-on band, which is adapted to befolded about a matching tie and handkerchief set to form therefor adisplay hook in accordance with one embodiment of this invention;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary front elevational .view of the folded hook-onband, portions of the band being cut away and shown in section, and anecktie and handkerchief being shown fragmentarily suspended therefrom;and

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 3-3 in FIG.2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

3,370,755 Patented Feb. 27, 1968 Referring now to the drawing bynumerals of reference, 10 designates a cardboard blank having a straightlower edge 12 and scored along spaced, parallel lines 14 and 15,extending at right angles to edge 12 and equispaced inwardly from oneanother and from opposite ends of the panel. Lines 14 and 15, whichpreferably are crushed score lines rather than perforated score lines,divide panel 10 into three sections 17, 18 and 19, which aresubstantially equal in length. Sections 17 and 18 are shaped at theirupper edges to form hooks 26 and 27, respectively, which face oneanother. Section 19 has its upper edge 23 serrated.

Panel 10 has a shallow, vertical slot 31 extending from its upper edgedownwardly partway along score line 15. Projecting laterally from theouter end of the section 19 adjacent the upper edge 23 thereof is a tab35, which is adapted to seat in the slot 31 as below described. Panel 19has an arcuate slot 33 in it, which curves upwardly from the center ofthe score line 14. At its outer end panel 17 is slotted as at 37 to forma flexible tab or tongue 38, which is adapted to engage in slot 33 tohold the blank 10 folded about a necktie and handkerchief set.

In use, one end of a handkerchief H is draped over the serrated edge 23of the section 19 as illustrated in FIG. 3. A matching tie T is thensuspended over section 19 and handkerchief H. Section 19 is then pivotedabout the score line 14 behind section 18; and the tab or tongue 35 isengaged in the slot 31 as shown in FIG. 2. Section 17 is then folded onscore line 15 behind, and in overlapping relation to the now foldedsection 19; and the tongue 38 is inserted into the slot 33 (FIG. 2) tosecure the panel releasably around the tie and handkerchief set.

When the panel is folded as shown in FIG. 2, the two hooks 26 and 27register with one another to form a single, double ply hook forsuspending the folded panel, and the tie and handkerchief set thereon,form a conventional tie rack. The two outer sections 17 and 18 of thefolded panel are supported by their respective hooks 26 and 27, whilethe center section 19, which bears the full weight of the tie andhandkerchief set, is prevented from sagging by the tongue 35 whichbottoms in slot 31. The serrated edge 23 tends to grip the handkerchiefH and prevent it, and hence the tie T thereover, from sliding off of thecenter section 19.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that applicant has devised arelatively simple and inexpensive display hook-on band for supportingmatching tie and handkerchief sets from a conventional tie display rack,without having to worry about the handkerchiefs accidentally slippingolf the racks and becoming separated from the associated ties. Becausethey are so inexpensive to manufacture, the novel display hooks may begiven to the purchaser with the associated tie and handkerchief, so thatthe purchaser will have a handy hook for hanging the purchased tie andhandkerchief set at home. Advertising may, of course, be printed on theface and the back of the folded panel.

While the invention has been described in connection with a specificembodiment thereof, it will be understood that it is capable of furthermodification, and this application is intended to cover any variations,uses or adaptations of the invention following, in general, theprinciples of the invention and including such departures from thepresent disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the artto which the invention pertains and as may be applied to the essentialfeatures hereinbefore set forth, and as fall within the scope of theinvention or the limits of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A display hook for supporting necktie-handkerchief combinationscomprising 3 (a) a panel having two spaced, parallel fold lines dividingit into three equal sections, and having therein a first slot, whichextends downwardly from the top of said panel adjacent to one of saidfold lines, (b) a first one of said sections having therein a secandslot, and being foldable about the other of said fold lines inoverlapping relation to a second section, said first one of saidsections having an integral tongue which projects from the top side edgethereof remote from said fold lines to engage in said first slot tosupport said first section from the two other sections, and

(c) the third section being foldable about said one fold line intooverlapping relation to said first section, and having thereon tonguemeans eng'ageable in said second slot to hold said sections in foldedrelation,

((1) said first section having thereon a supporting edge 7 (b) saidprojections are disposed intermediate the sides of their respectivesections and face in opposite direction's before said panel is folded,and are disposed to be in registering relation after said panel isfolded.

3. A display hook as defined in claim 1, wherein (a) the first-namedtongue projects laterally from the side of said one section remote fromthe other fold line.

4. A display hook as defined in claim 1, wherein (a) said third sectionincludes a slot formed centrally of the side edge thereof remote fromsaid one fold line to form thereon said tongue means, and

(b) said second slot terminates at one end on said other fold line, andat its opposite end curves upwardly in said one section at a pointspaced from said other fold line.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,910,214 10/1959 Gouner 223873,032,242 5/1962 Roberts 22387 JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner. o. H.KRITZMANICH, Assistant Examiner.

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